Parents Bring a 7-Year-Old Child to the Clinic for Evaluation

Parents bring a 7-year-old child to the clinic for evaluation of an injured wrist after a bicycle accident.The parents and child are upset,and the child will not allow an examination of the injured arm.What priority nursing intervention should occur at this time?

A) Send the child to radiology so radiography can be performed.
B) Initiate an intravenous line and administer morphine for the pain.
C) Calmly ask the child to point to where the pain is worst and to wiggle fingers.
D) Have the parents hold the child so that the nurse can examine the arm thoroughly.